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Khaw is the fourth transport minister since 2006
On Monday (28 Sep), Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced his fourth cabinet, finally unveiling the suspense over the new transport minister – Hui Ge Khaw Boon Wan.
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Khaw will become the fourth minister to undertake the transport portfolio since 2006, after Yeo...

A Hero Has Come To Save Us
It's a bird...it's a plane...no it's... Indiana Jones in a helicopter on his way to meet the Minister of Forestry's office to stop the haze!
Time for some hazy kick butt action...or not.
Check out the clash of the titans -- Harrison Ford aka Mr...

Woman jailed for smuggling counterfeit goods and asking husband to hide them
The day-to-day work of the customs agent at Changi Airport got a bit more exciting when a woman arrived at Singapore in April last year with nearly 500 branded fake goods, ranging from Chanel to Yves Saint Laurent....

Indonesian VP appeals for Singapore's help
The Indonesian government is finally open to foreign intervention to help fight forest fires causing regional haze.
According to local news agency Antara News, Indonesian Vice-President Jusuf Kalla said this yesterday (27 Sep):
Please come, we are open. Singapore can see for itself. Singapore, please come...

Lee Hsien Loong's 4th cabinet features 2 new faces and 3 Coordinating Ministers
2 weeks after winning 69.9% of the popular vote in the GE2015, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has announced his fourth cabinet on Monday (28 Sept).
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What are the changes?
3 Coordinating Ministers
There will be 3 Coordinating Ministers, whose...

Buying airplane tickets to just to meet friends at transit area
The Singapore Police Force shared in a Facebook post on Sunday (27 Sept) that there have been nine cases of travellers misusing their boarding pass at Changi Airport since January this year.
https://www.facebook.com/singaporepoliceforce/posts/10154326229514408?pnref=story
The warning adds that, “hose who abuse their boarding pass...

Bloggers complain on social media after losing $1k, villa manager bites back
Bali is known for its white sandy beaches and pristine waters, and is basically an island synonymous with paradise.
After all, it’s Bali. What could possibly go wrong?
Everything, it seems like.
According to three Singaporean bloggers, Tricia Ong, Jayne Tham, and...

It's all about that haze
As more and more people are coming down with illnesses relating to the haze, people are getting angrier at the Indonesian government, which has refused Singapore's assistance to put out the forest fires causing the haze, even though they're clearly not doing a very good...

PSI Levels Soar, Causing Tensions To Boil
As the haze situations reach critical levels on Friday (25 Sept), tensions begin to boil. Singapore has been cloaked in smog from Indonesia’s for about three weeks. Primary, secondary and MOE-run kindergartens were closed on Friday as the PSI levels climbed into hazardous levels....